2012 PokerStars.net EPT Prague

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 PokerStars.net EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Ramzi Jelassi
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
€835,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€4,190,400
Entries
864
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Quacks Don't Echo (They Don't Have Chips Either)

Martin Quack is all but out of the EPT Prague Main Event after his {A-Hearts}{Q-Spades} ran into the {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs} of Bulat Bikmetov. The board ran out {k-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} and when the chips were counted out, Quack was left with just 600 chips.

These went into the pot the very next hand with {K-Spades}{3-Spades} and beat {j-Clubs}{10-Clubs} when he hit a king on the turn and three on the river. He is now practically swimming in chips; he has 800 of them!

Player Chips Progress
Martin Quack gb
Martin Quack
600 600

Tags: Bulat BikmetovMartin Quack

Toth is Toast

Richard Toth - Eliminated
Richard Toth - Eliminated

After a series of bets and raises, Richard Toth was all in and at risk preflop holding {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}. He was well ahead of the {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts} of Jason Helder, who won the PokerStars Sunday Million back in October, but the board came {10-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{7-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{k-Hearts}.

Toth hit the rail, while Helder is now above 300,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Helder us
Jason Helder
360,000 130,000
Richard Toth hu
Richard Toth
Busted

Tags: Jason HelderPokerStarsRichard Toth

O'Dea Nails The Flop; Laments The River

Eoghan O'Dea
Eoghan O'Dea

Andreas Samuelsson opened for 3,200 from early position only to have Eoghan O'Dea three-bet to 7,500 from the cutoff. After the button and both blinds folded, Samuelsson four-bet to 18,500, and then O'Dea thought for a long time before moving all in for roughly 80,000. Samuelsson made a quick called and O'Dea discovered the bad news.

Showdown
Samuelsson: {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}
O'Dea: {J-Hearts}{8-Hearts}

O'Dea was in bad shape, but that changed on the {10-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop as he nailed a flush. However, Samuelsson hit a set and could retake the lead if the board paired. The {Q-Hearts} turn didn't do it, but the {4-Diamonds} river did. O'Dea didn't seem too surprised, and he made his exit just shy of Level 13.

Player Chips Progress
Andreas Samuelsson se
Andreas Samuelsson
250,000 147,800
Eoghan O'Dea ie
Eoghan O'Dea
Busted

Tags: Andreas SamuelssonEoghan O'Dea

Koutoupas Hunts ElkY

Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier has seen his stack cut in two after a clash with Sotirios Koutoupas.

The action folded to ElkY in late position and he opened to 3,200. Koutoupas was to ElkY's left and he three-bet to 7,200, but that was not the end of the betting. With the action back on him, ElkY four-bet to 13,300 and Koutoupas called.

ElkY lead out for 8,800 chips on an {8-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{6-Hearts} flop, a bet that his opponent called. The {A-Clubs} on the turn did not deter ElkY from betting and the Frenchman upped the ante to 13,400. Again, Koutoupas called.

The {J-Hearts} river saw ElkY check and his opponent tapped the table and checked behind.

ElkY: {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}
Koutoupas: {A-Spades}{5-Spades} and the winning hand.

Player Chips Progress
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier fr
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier
34,000 -13,900

Tags: Bertrand GrospellierSotirios Koutoupas

Pick a Card, Any Card

Keven "stamdogg" Stammen and Mark "dipthrong" Herm were heads up on a board of {10-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{3-Spades}. Stammen checked to Herm, who tossed out 9,000, and Stammen check-folded.

"Pick one," Herm told Stammen, holding his two cards out.

"The one closest to you," Stammen answered.

Herm flipped over the {10-Diamonds}, and Stammen was excited because he picked the right card.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Herm us
Mark Herm
170,000 20,000

Tags: Keven StammenMark Herm

Ready and Willing

Luciana Manolea
Luciana Manolea

Mathias Will and Luciana Manolea were heads up on a flop of {2-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}. Manolea checked, and Will tossed out 3,500. Manolea called.

The turn was the {10-Hearts}, both players checked, and a second ten - the {10-Spades} - fell on the river. Manolea thought for nearly half a minute before checking, and Will took a bit of time himself before firing 11,000.

Manolea tank-called.

Will flipped over {a-Spades}{7-Spades} for tens and sevens, and Manolea mucked her hand.

Player Chips Progress
Mathias Will
Mathias Will
115,000 60,000
Luciana Manolea ro
Luciana Manolea
90,000

Tags: Luciana ManoleaMathias Will